Written by

Rance Burger
RBURGER@NEWS-LEADER.COM

City officials, state lawmakers and other dignitaries celebrated the completion of a road construction project in downtown Ozark with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Aug. 21.

The city of Ozark paid for more than half of the $2 million project, for which the Missouri Department of Transportation paid for the remainder. Construction cost $1.35 million, and design made up the rest of the cost.

Hartman Construction of Springfield served as the primary contractor. ...